How did Coquelin go from being one of the best defensive midfielders since last January to a squad signing? Wtf are we looking for in that position? Patrick Vieira? To me, Coquelin is as good a DM as there is in the PL. His interception, tackling and work ethic are some of the best in the PL.. how on earth did he become a squad player for an average team like us?! Top 5 players at Arsenal tbh..Originally Posted by Kano
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
Sell him he's shit etc
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
He never was. We simply got excited because we had a player that worked hard, didn't leave gaping holes in midfield and liked to tackle. In the modern incarnation of Wenger's team it seem revolutionary. But in reality he isn't the answer to our central midfield when it comes to starting every week. A good player, definitely want to keep him as a useful squad member but not beyond that.
I agree. He's disciplined, which at the time when he came back from loan was exactly what we needed. Now though with Elmo providing a similar service, plus some great distribution on top, I think Coq's role will be limited to that of a bit part player. Especially with Xhaka in the mix now as well.
More than happy for Coq to remain in the squad though, sometimes when things are desperate players like him will save your bacon. Always room for a water carrier tbh.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 20-05-2016 at 04:42 PM.
I'll be quite happy to see whoever does their role most consistently and with the least fuss play alongside Cazorla in midfield, be that Elneny, Xhaka, Coquelin or Ramsey (however unlikely). Do the simple things well, know your role and don't make mistakes.
I do think that with his ball retention, creativity and mobility, Santi is still a mainstay.
Though I appreciate it might be slightly erring towards the attacking side I think it would be worthwhile if our forward was lethal....
Forgot Wilshere too!
His range of passing looks really good, very disciplined as well. If you look closely tho, he has runners all around him and we have to make sure we do that. We can't have static players and render his qualities useless. Wenger cannot force him to pass it sideways to, let the guy do what he knows.
I have always loved a left footed DCM, they look so classy and give the midfield a nice balance.
Not being funny but he looks under virtually no pressure in most of the clips......I do find it interesting that because of the price tag, we are kind of taking it as read that he is any good and many seem to have formed a strong opinion already when he has something of a modest reputation.
Last edited by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice; 20-05-2016 at 07:09 PM.
To be honest I don't know much about him (I don't think many of us do) but if Wenger of all managers is prepared to spend £30m on a player, you have to assume he's got something about him. I don't see him parting with this kind of cash on any old flavour of the month player.
I read some comparisons with Schweinsteiger and Alonso which is encouraging at least, god knows we've needed a proper CM for years.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 20-05-2016 at 07:54 PM.
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